Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a stroke, including right side weakness and expressive aphasia, as secondary to hypertension, is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's stroke is proximately due to service-connected hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- stroke, right side weakness, expressive aphasia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007515
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